Category: Progressive Rock

Flight Of The Knife was a conceptual work inspired in-part by Thomas Pynchon’s epic novel “Against The Day,” with nearly every song delineating a tale of flight, airships, or the wild blue yonder.

Artist: Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears
Album: Flight Of The Knife
Year: 2008
Label: Black And Greene Records
Style: Progressive Rock, AOR
Format: mp3/vbr 235-283

Tracklist
01 Flight Of The Knife (Pt. 1) 5:38
02 Venus Ambassador 4:21
03 Imitation Of The Sky 4:03
04 La Madame On The Moon 2:43
05 The Fire-Tree Bird 3:57
06 The Curious Disappearance Of The Sky-Ship Thunder-Man 4:49
07 The Purple Rocket 4:15
08 The Zero Light 5:17
09 Mama Waits 2:45
10 Son Of Stab 3:35
11 Heaven On A Bird

The acclaim of “Flight Of The Knife” led to two years of touring, which got brought to an abrupt end whilst in Mid-tour in L.A. While preparing to record an EP for Elijah Woods’ Simian Record, the band’s van and trailer was stolen, along with all of their gear! Tour derailed the band were stuck in L.A. The band being ever resilient used this time to finish up the 5 track EP for Simian.

Artist: Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears
Album: Mad Valentines (EP)
Year: 2009
Label: Old Flame Records
Style: Progressive Rock, AOR
Format: mp3/320

Tracklist
01 Andromeda’s Eyes 3:07
02 (It’s A) Gambler’s Whirl 3:47
03 The Garden Eleanor 3:42
04 Maria St. Claire 3:26
05 Bye Bye Babylon 4:24
06 The Red Umbrella 4

Born in 1983 and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Bryan Treitler was encouraged to begin taking piano lessons at a young age.

1 A Stab At The Sun
2 The Lessons I Learned
3 Operaland
Guitar [Guitar Cameo] – Beefbone Washington
4 The Ceiling On The Wall
5 Macedonia Hotel
6 The Little Engine Who Couldn’t (Think Straight)
7 The Up And Over Stairwell
8 Shedding Tears (All Over The Place)
9 Mrs. Gracy’s Revenge!
10 The Blood Club
11 Misery Loves Company
12 The Bottom Of The Grave
13 Desdemona’s Leaving Town
14 The Tumbling Of Marguerite / Hold On George
15 Riding The Shadow

Being a biography of an artist written by the artist. The artist’s bio: applause, applause. And accordingly, the artist dies at the end. The End.

1 The Wicked Frontier 3:45
2 Ziegfield Station 3:53
3 Cable Through Your Heart 5:07
4 The Silver Lake Mining Company 4:30
5 Diamonds! 5:41
6 Ballroom Kid 4:01
7 You Might Be Caught In Tarantella 3:45
8 The Tale Of Opal Dawn 3:12
9 Faintless Moody: Outlaw 4:40
10 Another Ace In The Hole 1:51
11 Red Baron (Of Arizona) 7:36
12 Owe Mister O 4:12
13 Day-Glo Waterfalls 4:29
14 Quicksliver Daisy Day 5:14
15 Data Mountain

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